What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6888 and 6897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6888 and 6897 is 3.

GCF(6888,6897) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6888 and 6897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6888 and 6897.

How to find the GCF of 6888 and 6897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6888 and 6897. After we will calculate the factors of 6888 and 6897 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6888

Prime factors of 6888 are 2, 3, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 6888 in exponential form is:

6888 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6897

Prime factors of 6897 are 3, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 6897 in exponential form is:

6897 = 3¹ × 11² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 6888

List of positive integer factors of 6888 that divides 6888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 41, 42, 56, 82, 84, 123, 164, 168, 246, 287, 328, 492, 574, 861, 984, 1148, 1722, 2296, 3444

Step-4: Factors of 6897

List of positive integer factors of 6897 that divides 6888 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 19, 33, 57, 121, 209, 363, 627, 2299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6888 and 6897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6888 and 6897 is 3.

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